French Open Roof Falls

A long rectangular panel fell from a commentary box terrace on to the crowd forcing the evacuation of two rows of seats at the upper end of court philippe chatrier at the french open on tuesday.

French open roof falls.

In early february the french tennis federation proudly released a video to announce the roof was ready. This number could soon rise to 15. A retractable roof is essential to prevent weather conditions from affecting play. Therefore night matches will be possible for the first time at the clay court grand slam.

A minimum of four players returned positive coronavirus tests on the eve of the grand slam event. A few weeks later people were sheltering in place as the nation went into confinement. The french open 2020 is about to begin in a week s time. The iconic philippe chatrier court finally has a retractable roof installed and the floodlights are operational too.

The exclusive home of roland garros tennis delivering live scores schedules draws players news photos videos and the most complete coverage of the 2020 roland garros tournament. The french open is one of the most historic competitions in the world but the clay court venue has been brought bang up to date with the addition of a retractable roof. The retractable roof on philip chatrier takes around fifteen minutes to close and covers a surface area of 1 hectare. It consists of 11 trusses each weighing 330 metric tons.

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Each truss is divided into 7 sections measuring 15m long and 3m high. Roof panel falls on crowd at french open. A major setback has struck the french open 2020 even before the start of the qualifying event on monday.